100 Free Listings, Buyers' Paradise, Sellers' Hell ?

[i-once-was-bump]

If everyone takes up the offer of 100 listings this week what hope does any one seller have of selling their items?

Am I thinking correctly, if I decide this is a very bad week to try to sell anything when so many will be taking up the offer?

Maybe I should put on my buyer's hat this week and hopefully pick up a bargain or two with some auctions starting at 99 cents. But wouldn't that be taking advantage of some newbie, which is a bit mean.?

Are there any positives to listing items this week?

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

I think that most casual sellers like me would struggle to get 100 listings together at such short notice.  I listed one item that will come under my 40 free for the month on this ID and 6 on another ID.

[*sparklz*]

No bump you are not taking advantage at all.

They have the option to list at a price for more than 99c if they want too and I am sure they are not thinking that it might ruin sellers that are trying to live of their ebay income and their free 100 listings will stop them from getting sales.

Sorry but if you can snag a bargain then go for it.

[*sparklz*]

Also bump many of those sellers will be store owners as well using their free listing ID's to sell as well to save the $1.50 fee so will have many listings ready to go for such offers from ebay.

[jameshouseofstyle]

No bump you are not taking advantage at all.

Rubbish!

Of course one is taking advantage, very predatory behaviour, no matter what reason seller has for listing it so low. In real life when something strats very cheap and it doesn't get the reasonable price it just doesn't get sold!

It could be they are new, they might be taking Ebay's advice, there could be heaps of similar items, could be a slow week,  who cares why.

The fact is that anyone who knows  the item is worth more and still doesn't offer the poor seller a proper amount is taking advantage big time.

Saying that seller should have known to start it higher and it's their own fault is supposed to make one feel better about taking advantage of them?

Well, it doesn't. Long time ago I have (without thinking) tried it once and the anguish and guilty feeling for weeks afterwards are just not worth the momentary thrill of winning something for a dollar.

Never again.

[*sparklz*]

Rubbish!!!!!!!

JHS IF it sells for 99c then it was not worth more than that.

Items will ONLY sell for what people will pay.

So WHY is it taking advantage to be lucky enough to win for 99c when you may have entered a max amount of $100?

[kettlebakedchips]

I would say that its quite OK to take advantage in this situation. I dont see the problem. If a seller lissts at 99c ten surely they are trying to attract lots of bidders. So wouldnt they want every bidder that can get? If you happen to win at 99c then i guess you do get the advantage but if the items get bid up higher then the seller gets the advantage of an extra bidder and a higher price. Someone has to start the bidding. Whats the problem?

[kettlebakedchips]

Just because an item sells for 99c does not mean thats the value. Sometimes people just miss the item. I once won an auction for 99c which was the same item I had sold for $500. I also won a sideboard for a few dollars which started at 99c and the seller gave me their original receipt from when they purchased the item. It was an Italian deseigner peice that they had paid $10,000 for. Happens all the time. I would never list an item for 99c

[shypansy]

"The fact is that anyone who knows  the item is worth more and still doesn't offer the poor seller a proper amount is taking advantage big time."

Surely you are not serious JHS? 

So what you are saying is if the item sells for a price the buyer is willing to pay, they should offer more from the goodness and generosity of their heart?   so if I see a bargain on special at the local store I should give them a few more dollars to make myself feel good? well that isn`t going to happen too soon!.

And as there should not be different rules for buyers and sellers, if the seller does not achieve the price they hoped for, they are entitled to ask for more money?  I don`t think so. 

If a seller lists too cheap they will soon realize they should start their items at a price they are happy with.

Sorry but I do not understand your logic.

[jameshouseofstyle]

sparks, you have answered your own question.

The reasons  for  no bids could be many at any particular time - but if anyone puts down $100 and it doesn't get outbid  it means that item is worth 100 bucks at least to someone.

I was just using it as an example, could be any reason and any value and any item.

It is nothing wrong with starting the bids at 99c as they can and mostly do end up much more.

It's when they don't that I can't stomack.

I am absolutelly sure that given the choice that seller would much prefer that it doesn't sell at all rather than someone jumping in at the last minute and getting it for 99c - knowing full well they will not be outbid. Why just not leave listings like that alone in the last minute of auction and let the seller keep their item and relist or whatever.

To me that is taking advantage of someone else's bad luck.